GBC Live Episode #13: Backbone Challenge with Jack Nosco
GBC’s Zack & Vic speak with Jack Nosco, president of the Mike Nosco Foundation to talk about their latest event, the Backbone Challenge.
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Gravel Guide: Backbone Trail (Encincal to Circle X Ranch)
If there’s a trail that best defines the Santa Monica Mountains, it easily would have to be the Backbone Trail. This 67 mile connection begins out of Will Rogers Historic State Park in the Pacific Palisades and rides the ridgeline into Ventura County ending at Point Mugu State Park. Its origins began in the 1970s, …
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Gravel Guide: Puerco Canyon
With all the riding I’ve done in the Santa Monica Mountains, it’s hard to fathom that this was the first time I’ve ridden Puerco Canyon. The climb itself is short at just over three miles, but while it doesn’t occupy much real estate in the X Y direction, it’s the Z that’ll get you. While …